42.7% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barcaldine · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Barcaldine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 42.7% of residents in Barcaldine have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While this number has risen over the last decade, the area still sees far fewer adults with university degrees than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below both the state and national figures, though it rose 6.4 points since 2011. About 26.1% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barcaldine, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 35.6% of people.
11.6% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Barcaldine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by health and management and commerce, both at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barcaldine has 6 schools and a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size of 62 is much lower than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.07
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
369
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
62
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
909
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barcaldine
6 schools — 369 students, average ICSEA 909.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 3
| Barcaldine Prep-12 State School, Barcaldine | Government | Combined | — | 216 | 921 |
| Alpha State School, Alpha | Government | Combined | — | 54 | 879 |
| Aramac State School, Aramac | Government | Combined | — | 45 | 881 |
| Jericho State School, Jericho | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 858 |
| Muttaburra State School, Muttaburra | Government | Primary | — | 17 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Barcaldine | Catholic | Primary | — | 16 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barcaldine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30410/barcaldine/topic/education